Pyongyang was captured by the Tang Dynasty in a situation that no one had ever imagined. Even Li Shiji and the others did not expect it to be so simple. From the beginning to the end, only one person died, and that was Yeon Gaesumun.
In fact, long before the Tang Dynasty's army arrived in Pyongyang City, the intelligence agency had transported city-breaking mines into Pyongyang City.
To the outside world, they had no idea what the explosives sealed in the big iron barrels were, not to mention the fact that Liu Zhao's people were helping as internal agents. It would not be too easy to transport these things in.
And these things can be arranged in various places in the city, such as the inner and outer city gates that keep exploding.
Another example is where several water sources and rivers in Pyongyang City flow in and out.
Pyongyang's four city gates all have barbicans. The original idea was to blow up the inside and outside at the same time, so that the barbicans would be nothing more than ruins.
But in the end, none of these were used, or the situation in the Tang Dynasty was so good that even ordinary soldiers knew that they had no chance, and they would definitely lose if they continued to fight.
In history, those who were besieged were able to win because they had follow-up support. Where did Goryeo go to find support now? No more. Except for Pyongyang, most of the world belongs to the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, even ordinary soldiers knew that there was no chance. When Liu Zhao sent people to announce his surrender, there would be few loyal people. Because surrender was Gao Jianwu's imperial decree, no one showed any loyalty at this time.
There were no problems when the Tang army entered the city. Li Shiji did not send all the troops into the city. He only sent 20,000 Tang troops into Pyongyang to maintain order, and then asked the nearly 100,000 defenders of Pyongyang to leave the city and live in barracks outside the city. .
These soldiers came from all over Goguryeo. After the Tang Dynasty reorganized them, persuaded and educated them, they would be sent back to their hometowns according to their own choices. After all, their families are still there.
As the commander-in-chief of this attack on Goguryeo, Li Shiji naturally sent the latest news here back to Chang'an via radio.
When the news came back to Chang'an, Li Shimin was still very excited. He immediately summoned all ministers to hold a court meeting and then officially announced the relevant news to the outside world.
And at the court meeting, Li Shimin also directly announced to the outside world that the peninsula would be officially designated as Silla State with the Yalu River as the boundary.
The former Goguryeo territory north of the Yalu River was designated as Liaoning Prefecture.
At the same time, Li Daozong was appointed as the interim governor of Silla Prefecture, and Li Shiji was appointed as the interim governor of Liaoning Prefecture. They ordered the two to lead the Tang Dynasty's existing troops to repair on the spot, appease the people of Goryeo, stabilize society, assist the people of Goryeo in farmland reclamation, and allocate fields according to the policies of the Tang Dynasty. , migrating people to plain areas and waiting for the arrival of relevant personnel from the Tang Dynasty Public Security Department.
After the appointment is completed, this information will be passed directly to Liaodong.
"Father, I will leave tomorrow. I will keep my word. You can guard Chang'an City." Li Shimin said seriously.
"Father, you can go with peace of mind. Do you need Duke Liang and others to accompany you?" Li Ke asked with a smile.
"No need, I'll take your queen mother, mother-in-law and a few aunts out to see the mountains and rivers of the Tang Dynasty. I have asked the Ministry of Culture to help me choose a good and auspicious day. Exactly one month from now, it will be the year of the Tang Dynasty. On the first day of August in the Tang Dynasty, he was enshrined in Mount Tai."
"Now that Goguryeo has been captured, the entire eastern part of the Tang Dynasty and other regions are in a state of complete waste. There must be a lot of things in the court. I went out more this time to relax. So let Fang Xuanling , Wei Xuancheng, Changsun Fuji and others are all in Chang'an to help you."
"Don't say that dad didn't leave anyone for you, don't you want to work? If I took the person away, wouldn't you have to work more?" Li Shimin looked at him and said angrily.
"Hey, my father is wise." Li Ke chuckled twice.
"Well, let's do that. You can just arrange the ships and the like. It only takes a few days to reach Mount Tai by going down the Yellow River. You don't have to worry about safety." Li Shimin nodded.
"By the way, this time I will take Jinyang and the other little guys with me, otherwise if I am not here, they will have no choice but to rebel in the palace!" Li Shimin explained again.
"Okay, they have been clamoring to leave Chang'an City and have a look, and this time is an opportunity." Li Ke also nodded.
"Well, go ahead, go ahead and do your work, I have plenty of time." Li Shimin nodded.
"yes!"
"By the way, after you go out, ask someone to notify Qin Qiong. I have to explain to him that the security issues of Chang'an City cannot be ignored." Li Shimin said again.
"It's dad, I know." Li Ke nodded, and naturally he didn't think much about it.
Li Ke left, and soon Qin Qiong arrived at the Xuanzheng Hall.
"Uncle Bao, I will leave Chang'an City tomorrow and go to Mount Tai. The time for Mount Tai's enshrinement is set for August 1st. As for what I have told you, on the same day as August 1st, all security departments in the Tang Dynasty will My secret decree is given to the highest officials everywhere."
"And asked him to gather local people, businessmen, wealthy households, local security forces, and garrison troops in the city square to announce it to the public! Do you understand?" Li Shimin looked at Qin Qiong and said.
"Yes, I understand." Qin Qiong bowed and saluted with a respectful expression. As for the content of the secret edict, Qin Qiong was not interested.
"Well, Chang'an City will also hold related activities at the Temple of Heaven, the square in the south of the city, and someone from Chang'an City will also announce it by then." Li Shimin said.
"yes!"
"No mistakes are allowed in this matter, understand?" Li Shimin said seriously.
"I understand."
"Okay, go ahead and notify the security departments around the world as quickly as possible. There is still almost a month, which should be enough." Li Shimin nodded.
"yes!"
Qin Qiong left quickly to make arrangements. One month was really a bit tight considering the size of the Tang Dynasty. Fortunately, it was just a one-way notification of relevant news, so it was not too late.
After explaining to Qin Qiong, Li Shimin naturally felt a lot more relaxed here, and everything was ready. As for the preparations for leaving Chang'an City tomorrow, Li Shimin didn't need to do it, and his subordinates would naturally make arrangements.
In fact, when Li Shiji and others reported the latest progress a few days ago, Li Shimin had already made arrangements. He knew that victory was not far away.
As for following Li Shimin out, Queen Changsun and the others naturally had no objections. They did not have many opportunities to leave the palace. They were naturally very interested in the current Tang Dynasty and of course wanted to go out.
